Covering for furniture



Jan. 15, 1929.

P. RUBENSTEIN COVERING FOR FURNITURE Filed Oct. 19, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 70:15 dlalveey Jan. 15, 1929. 1,698,968

P. RUBEN STEIN COVERING FOR FURNITURE Filed Oct. 19, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented J an. I 15, 1929.

' UNITED STATES PHILIP RUBENSTEIN, OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS.

COVERING FOR FURNITURE.

Application filed. October 19, 1927. Serial No. 227,222.

This invention relates to coverings for furniture and more particularly to detachable fabric sections for covering upholstered furniture. The. invention does not pertain to so-called slip covers which are sometimes applied over the original fabric cover as a protection therefor, but applies to the origlnal covering itself.

The principal objects of the invention .1nclude the provision of separate sectional pleces of fabric which may be associated in such manner as to cover the exposed portions of an article of upholstered furniture; and the provision of means for readily attaching sald sections to each other and to the article of furniture so that the complete covering closely simulates a permanently afiixed cover.- ing, the means of attachment being soconstructed and arranged that the individual sections may be conveniently separated from each other and removed from the furniture when desired. The detachable feature of my improved covering permits the fabric to be removed either in whole or in part for cleaning or for substitution of a new or different material at a considerable saving in time and labor in comparison with the cost of cleaning or renovating the permanently applied coverings now 1n common use.

Several embodiments of the invention are shown for the purpose of illustration in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of an upholstered divan equipped with my improved separable covering, the seat cushion being removed; I

Fig. 2 is a rear Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section on the line 3 3ofFig. 1; a

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of an arm chair provided with a modified form of covering.

Fig. 5 is a rear view of the arm chair; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a seat cushion provided with a removable cover.

The cover sections may consist of any appropriate fabric such as tapestry or plush, and may be made of a single piece of material or of several pieces stitched together as required for the particular portion of the article Which they cover. Their size and shape will also depend upon the type of article for which they are intended and may readily be determined by experiment.

In the form illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3, the covering for the divan preferably comprises view of the divan shown in a back section, consisting of an inside, or front, piece ,11 and an outside piece 12, which may be stitched together at the top of the divan back; a. pair of similar sleeves 13 for the arms of the divan; and a front strip or band 14. A removable envelope for the seat cushion (not shown) may be provided similarly as illustrated in Fig. 6.

1 A strip 17, similar to strip 16, is attached by nails or other fastening means to the back rail 18 of the divan or arm chair along its front face, as shown in Fig. 3; andsimilar strip 19 are affixed to the inner face of the side rails of the divan. Each of said strips is provided with a row of apertures 20, which may be eyeletted, if desired.

The front piece 11 of the back section preferably has an apertured leather strip 21 stitched to its bottom edge, and said strip is detachably secured to the strip 17 by a lacing 22; thus fastening down the lower edge of the front piece 11. Similarly, the bottom edges of the inner portions of the sleeves 13 have strips 23 laced to the leather strips 19, and the upper edge of the front band 14 is provided with a strip 24 which is laced to the seat bottom strip 16.

Each side margin of the front band 14 may be provided with projecting straps 25 carrying the socket members 26 of a pair of snap fasteners, the stud members 27 of said fasteners being attached to the front side of the divan leg.- Several studs may be provided, if desired to allow for correct adjustment of the front band. The lower margin of said front band folds under the front rail arm sleeves 13 overlies the band straps 25 and is held in position by a. bottom strap 30 which fastens under the front rail as by means of the snap 81. The bottom margin of each of the outer side portions of said sleeves is secured under the side railof the divan by separable fastenings 32 andthe rearward margin thereof folds behind the back leg of the divan and is secured by a separable fastening 33 carried by a strap 34. Tapes 35 carrying eyes 36 are stitched to said margins.

The outside piece 12 of the back section is preferably stitched to the front piece 11 thereof at the side of the divan back as far down as the arms, as well as along the stop of the back. The remainder of the outside piece is preferably secured over the overlapping margins of the sleeves 13 by means of hooks 37 which are carried by the tape 38 secured at each side margin of said outside piece, and which engage the eyes 36 on tape 35. The bottom margin of the back piece may be held down under the back rail of the divan by snap fastenings 39.

The seat cushion for the divan, which when in place will conceal the inner edges of the sectional fabric covering, may be covered by material similar to or different from the aforesaid sectional covering, and preferably consists of a bag or envelope having an open mouth adapted to be closed as by lacing or other fastenings means as-illustrating in Fig. 6 which shows a detachable covering for an upholstered chair.

In the chair covering shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, the side arm and wing at each side of the chair are covered by a single section of fabric 40 which may consist of two or more pieces suitably stitched together.

Flap portions of said section overlap the chair back both in front as at 41 and in back as at 42. The portions 41 of each side section are preferably joined by fabric binder strips 43 with hook and eye passing across the chair back which are snapped or hooked to the portions '41; and each section 40 is secured behind the chair back by snap fasteners 44 on straps 45. The chair back is covered by another section of fabric 46 which may be a substantially rectangular piece of material doubled over the top of the chair back so that its side mar gins cover the portions 41 in front and 42 in rear of the chair back. The bottom edge of the front flap of section 46 and the inside bottom edge of the arm portion of section 40 preferably have eyeletted leather strips 47 and 48, respectively, stitched thereto, so that said edges may be laced to other leather strips in the same manner as above described in respect to the divan coverings. The bottom edge of the rear flap of section 46, and the outside bottom edge of the side portion of section 40 may also be secured by snap fastenings under the chair rails; and the side edges of the rear flap of the back covering may be provided with books 49 adapted to engage eyes 50 on portion 42, as heretofore set forth.

The chair cushion (Fig' 6) may have an envelope covering 51 provided with a slit or mouth 52 at one edge which may extend slightly around the corners of the cushion. The slit may be closed by drawing a lacing 53 through the eyelets 54 provided along each side of the mouth, or by snap fastenings or other suitable means.

The detachable coverings herein illustrated and described have been found to satisfactorily fulfill the objects of this invention, and to provide a covering for upholstered furniture which may be quickly and easily applied to or removed from the particular article for which it is adapted, yet which is durable in use and attractive in appearance. It will be understood, however, that details of structure and arrangement may be varied to suit particular purposes Without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A' removable covering for an article of upholstered furniture provided with arms, a removable seat cushion and a fabric seat bottom, said covering comprising a back section, arm sleeves, and a front band, the front band having a perforated strip along its .upper edge, and the inner bottom edges of said back section and said sleeves being provided with similar perforated strips, other perforated strips being fixed to the chair rails at the back and sides of the seat bottom, and a 2. A removable covering for an article of Y tending over the edge of the seat bottom and provided With an attached perforated strip, the seat bottom having a similar perforated strip stitched thereto parallel with the band strip, the inner bottom edges of said back section an arm strips respectively having similar perforated strips attached thereto, other perforated strips being fixed to the inner vertical faces of the rear and side rails of the article respectively, and lacings for detachably connecting corresponding strips whereby the said separate covering pieces may be secured to the article, said perforated strips being concealed by'the seat cushion when the latter is in position and separable fastenings connecting the outer portions of said covering pieces to each other and to the article of furniture.

In testimony whereof I aflix' my signature.

PHILIP RUBENSTEIN. 

